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A Look Back in Time: Nov. 2, 1919

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Reynolds have returned home from an extended trip to the east. Mrs. Elwin Terron and daughter of Soda Springs, Idaho, are in Sheridan for a month’s visit with Mrs. Terron’s mother, Mrs. Etta Lewis, and her sister, Mrs. Pickel. Mrs. Al Willey returned today from Ames, Iowa, where she has been …

November 4, 2019

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A Look Back in Time: Nov. 1, 1919

The strike in the Sheridan coal field is 100 percent effective, according to Rees Davis, vice president of the Wyoming State Federation of Labor. All men ceased work at the close of the shift yesterday evening. The nationwide strike of miners entered its first day today with more than 400,000 miners idle. The Electric Service …

November 4, 2019

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A Look Back in Time: Oct. 31, 1919

The last coal to go to the public from the union mines in the Sheridan field will be delivered today, unless the strike order is withdrawn. Final plans for launching the campaign for the Third Annual Red Cross roll call were made at a luncheon at noon today at the Sheridan Inn. Whistles will blow …

October 31, 2019

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A Look Back in Time: Oct. 30, 1919

Mr. and Mrs. M. Moncreiffe of Big Horn are spending a few days in Sheridan. Also in Sheridan today are Mrs. A. C. Jeffries of Clearmont, who arrived last night, and Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Gilbert, who are staying at the Crescent hotel. C. C. Trader, a banker in Ranchester, came to Sheridan yesterday …

October 30, 2019

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A Look Back in Time: Oct. 29, 1919

In a meeting at the City Hall last night, Sheridan’s American Legion made plans for observance on Nov. 11 of the first anniversary of the signing of the armistice. George Lord of Sheridan and E. W. Lord of Dayton left this forenoon on a business trip to Montana. Lists of registered voters have been put …

October 29, 2019

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A Look Back in Time: Oct. 28, 1919

The Red Cross has finished its war program and has now started the peace program. Sheridan county must raise $12,000 to carry on the work of the local chapter during the coming year. J. Ira Kirby, deputy sheriff, departed for Cheyenne yesterday on official business. James Maxwell, Jacob Olson and Fred Dykes, all of Clearmont, …

October 28, 2019

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A Look Back in Time: Oct. 27, 1919

All coal being produced in the Sheridan field this week will be for railroad purposes. The last coal for domestic purposes was mined Saturday and cleared out of the mines yesterday. Bobby, the 5-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Collier, entertained 12 of his young friends yesterday afternoon, the occasion being his birthday. …

October 28, 2019

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A Look Back in Time: Oct. 26, 1919

J. O. Darnell of the Acme Coal company returned tonight from an eastern trip. L.E. Gilbert is in Sheridan today from Buffalo. C.T. Lee, banker and stockman of Gillette, has purchased the Nichols bungalow on Residence hill. The mercury dropped to 6 degrees above zero tonight, which is the coldest weather so far this winter. …

October 28, 2019

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A Look Back in Time: Oct. 25, 1919

Due to the coming coal strike, the railroad in the Sheridan district has placed on embargo the movement of livestock in order to divert every car and every engine possible to the movement of coal before the strike starts on Nov. 1. Following practically a month of harvesting beets, the fall campaign of the Sheridan …

October 28, 2019

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A Look Back in Time: Oct. 24, 1919

The grade school girls basket ball tournament is in full swing. It was intended to have the games played on outside courts, but the bad weather has made that impossible, and the games are being played in the Linden gym. Sheridan got a touch of real winter last night when the temperature dropped to 10 …

October 24, 2019

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